aquarium advice logo

Go Back   Aquarium Advice - Aquarium Forum Community > Saltwater and Reef > Members Saltwater Tanks Showcase
Portal Register Forums Sponsors Vendors Gallery Articles Reviews FAQ Members List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Chat Room

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old 06-23-2009, 10:04 PM   #1
wun68
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 45
wun68 hears surf in the shell
Newer Setup - 125g

Link to my old setup: New 150g setup

About late Feb I setup the tank above. Around end of April the top brace of the old system broke and I had to do an emergency evac. The brace broke because I placed the lighting systems directly above the tank without legs and the center bulb heated up the brace. Lesson learned.. Everything lived in a 150G tub for 2 weeks.




Here are some shots of the new setup that is slightly smaller at 125g. Pretty much the same stuff just a new tank, more live rock and some new corals. The Sabae has increase in size about 10x since the new lights. That thing will take over the tank soon.




Next project is Sump but I'm having a **** of a time deciding on getting a taller Stand. If I do a sump in this stand I need to find a short skimmer, anyone know of a good one that is <20" tall? The measurement inside the stand is about 22" tall. I think I may be able to get away with a 21" skimmer and just tilt that thing when I have to empty the cup. Suggestions?

Disregard the mad photography skills!

wun68 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-23-2009, 10:27 PM   #2
SparKy697
Aquarium Advice Addict
 
SparKy697's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Northwest Indiana
Posts: 1,467
Images: 3
SparKy697 swims with mermaidsSparKy697 swims with mermaidsSparKy697 swims with mermaidsSparKy697 swims with mermaidsSparKy697 swims with mermaidsSparKy697 swims with mermaids
Wow, I never thought of that. I'm in the process of doing a tank that has a glass center brace just like that. I must say that I'm a little surprised that it broke just from the heat. Could water have been splashed on it while it was hot?

Nice looking tank BTW!
__________________
-Joe
"...but the guy at the LFS said I needed it!"
SparKy697 is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 06-25-2009, 07:55 PM   #3
wun68
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 45
wun68 hears surf in the shell
Quote:
Originally Posted by SparKy697 View Post
Wow, I never thought of that. I'm in the process of doing a tank that has a glass center brace just like that. I must say that I'm a little surprised that it broke just from the heat. Could water have been splashed on it while it was hot?

Nice looking tank BTW!
I believe that is exactly what it was doing. The water splashing on the glass and eventually it just gave up and popped. Sounded like a firecracker went off.
wun68 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-25-2009, 08:48 PM   #4
HN1
Aquarium Advice Addict
 
HN1's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Ga
Posts: 1,494
HN1 has an aquarium in every roomHN1 has an aquarium in every roomHN1 has an aquarium in every roomHN1 has an aquarium in every roomHN1 has an aquarium in every roomHN1 has an aquarium in every roomHN1 has an aquarium in every room
Sucks that happened, but gorgeous tank!
__________________
8G Peacock Gudgeon, 75G CA/SA cichlids, 120G Planted, 50G Mixed Reef (Build). 125G Reef and 100G frag tank in process.

Save the reefs... Buy captive raised when possible!
HN1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off

Forum Jump

» Community Sponsors



» Recent Discussions From The Forums
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.0.1
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 08:12 PM.



Other Social Knowledge forum communities:
Cooking Forum - Sailing Forum - Early Retirement - Airstream Trailer - Aquarium Forum - Royal Forum - Book Forum - Volkswagen Touareg Forum - Jeep Wrangler Forum - Whitewater Kayaking & Rafting Forum - Fiberglass RV Forum - RV Forum - Truck Conversion - U2 Music Forum
Social Knowledge Networks
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2009, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.3.0
Vendor Tools vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.
Forums Directory